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Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-8961

CVE-2016-8961

Description

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.2
    • (no CPE)
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • IBM Corporation/BigFix Inventoryv5
    Range: 9.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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